Outi Martikainen | Blue Lake

Year2023
MediumDigital jacquard weaving, katazome resist printing, natural indigo dyeing; linen, polyester
Size64 x 64 cm
Categories
Outi Martikainen | Reliefs | Textile | Unique

1 700,00 €

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Outi Martikainen is a classically trained textile artist. Her works are influenced by craftworks and the practice of observation, which is so central to art. A distinctive feature of her work is the recording of small perceptions and memories in a concrete form, whether that’s individual works composed of minor details or larger installations made up of big panels. Martikainen often finds her materials in everyday life and gives them a new purpose. Her techniques come from traditional craftwork methods but are often closer to conceptual art. In this way, face cloths or crocheted spirals, when viewed from the right distance, can appear to form a portrait of a woman on a wall. Bag fasteners are another everyday element worked into several works.

“Depending on the (carpet) weaver, there will be some unevenness in the edges, or even in the patterns there might a mistake. But they are left there, because human beings are not perfect. And that can be accepted. When I make my own work, I like that too, not to mind the borders. I want it to be visible that I have made each one of them. There the string pulled a little tight – oops, doesn’t matter. And there it went a bit loose – alright, that doesn’t matter either. That does not affect the image. If someone is looking at the edges, they are looking at the wrong piece.”

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